Howe Island, Ontario (1911 census)
Howe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 408. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.276°N, 76.275°W.
Population
In 1911, Howe Island had a population of 408. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 479 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 361 |
| 1911 | 408 |
| 1921 | 274 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,545 |
| POP F | 647 |
| POP M | 683 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 10.88 |
| POP TOT | 408 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 39 |
| AREA ACRES | 78,232 |
| AREA SQ MI | 122.24 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 37 |
| BRIT IRISH | 208 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 262 |
| F MARRIED | 241 |
| F SINGLE | 378 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 262 |
| FRENCH | 140 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 238 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 424 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 330 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261792
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Howe Island, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howe-island-on069007-1911/.